WePO Print Wizard's Web Print Object

Click the appropriate button to print an example using Print Wizard's ActiveX "push printing" technology.

If the WePO object is not installed on your machine, you will be asked to download it.
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Note: ActiveX components are only supported by Internet Explorer

Introduction

One of the major new "building blocks" contained in Print Wizard 4 is a PDF reader. We've been creating PDFs for quite some time, but now we can use them for input. (Strictly speaking, version 3 had some PDF input capabilities, but it was severely limit -- only image PDFs.)

This is a completely home-grown solution, as are most of our building blocks. And like other building blocks, it can be used in many ways.

Uses for PDF Input

One way to begin to understand Print Wizard's zillion options is to break them out into 4 areas: Connection, Content, Contortion, and Control.
By Connection, I mean how Print Wizard receives the data file that it will print or otherwise output. Content refers to the format of the data in the main print file. Then there are all sorts of Contortions that Print Wizard can perform on the data. Finally, there's the question of Control: how do you get Print Wizard to do what you want? Let's explore some options.

CONNECTION

Introduction

Print Wizard's configuration revolves around services and profiles. Both are set up using Print Wizard User Interface (PWUI), in the Tools menu.

Profiles

A profile is a set of settings that tell Print Wizard how to handle a job. Should it be printer, faxed, or made into a PDF? Should it have an overlay? Which printer should be used? By bundling these settings into a profile, you can reuse them easily.